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Maritime security has made the country safer

Mumbai, formerly Bombay, is revered as the City of Dreams, symbolizing boundless aspirations and opportunities. Countless individuals have realized their ambitions and attained prominence within its embrace, while many others navigate its lanes amidst unfulfilled dreams and disillusionment.

Border fencing

India’s decision to allocate a staggering sum of over Rs 3 lakh crore towards fortifying its border with Myanmar undoubtedly reflects the gravity of the challenges it faces in safeguarding its territorial integrity and national security.

Blame Game

Amidst the chaos and horror of the recent massacre at a Moscow concert hall, one thing is abundantly clear: the finger-pointing and blame game have already begun.

The Missing Links

Often asked to summarise a prepared speech in five minutes, Bharat Ratna Dr MS Swaminathan would demonstrate his innate ability to fluently explain complexities of agriculture, economics, and nutrition in easyto-understand points.

Strategic overhang

The geopolitical situation in Asia, as deliberations at the annual Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore last week confirmed, remains hostage to the rivalry between the USA and China.

Environmental fallout of the Ukraine war

Since the end of World War II in 1945, this is the first time one nation has tried to redraw borders in Europe. Russian preparation for the invasion coincided with the wrapping up of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 26) in November 2021.

Are Pakistan-Israel ties inevitable?

In a comment titled ‘Pakistan’s recognition of Israel is now inevitable’, published last week in the liberal Israeli daily Haaretz, Kunwar Khuldune Shahid suggests that the pressure from “the godfathers of normalisation with Israel, namely Saudi Arabia and the United States” is becoming harder to resist. 

Expendable Pandits~II

Farooq Abdullah remained a mute spectator when, in his presence, the National Flag was dishonoured during the 1983 India-West Indies cricket match at Srinagar.